BBC suspends presenter accused of paying teen for sexually express images

The BBC has suspended the unnamed presenter accused of paying a young person 1000’s of kilos for sexually express images.

The presenter allegedly first requested pictures from the youth in 2020 once they had been aged 17 and has made a sequence of funds over time, in keeping with The Sun.

In a press release, the broadcaster stated it “takes any allegations seriously” and has “robust internal processes in place to proactively deal with such allegations”.

The BBC web site reported that the company had been “in touch with the police” along with its personal inquiries.

The broadcaster stated that whereas it first grew to become conscious of a grievance in May, “new allegations” of a “different nature” had been put to it on Thursday.

It stated it had been “in touch with external authorities, in line with our protocols”.

“We can also confirm a male member of staff has been suspended,” the BBC stated.

“It is important that these matters are handled fairly and with care.”

The company stated it anticipated to have the ability to present an additional replace within the “coming days”.

In an electronic mail to workers, director common Tim Davie stated the BBC was taking the allegations “incredibly seriously”.

He added: “By law, individuals are entitled to a reasonable expectation of privacy, which is making this situation more complex.

“I additionally need to be very clear that I’m wholly condemning the unsubstantiated rumours being made on the web about a few of our presenting expertise.

“We are in contact with the family referenced in the media reports. I want to assure you that we are working rapidly to establish the facts.”

Earlier, Lucy Frazer, the tradition secretary, stated the BBC was performing “swiftly and sensitively”.

She had spoken to Mr Davie on the cellphone and tweeted: “Given the nature of the allegations it is important that the BBC is now given the space to conduct its investigation, establish the facts and take appropriate action.”

In new allegations printed in The Sun on Sunday, the younger individual’s mom stated she was “shocked” when her little one confirmed her a screenshot of a video chat, through which the well-known presenter was sitting in his boxer shorts on a settee at his house.

She stated the person gave the impression to be “leaning forward, getting ready for my child to perform for him”.

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“My child told me, ‘I have shown things’ and this was a picture from some kind of video call,” she added.

The newspaper didn’t say when the alleged incident occurred.

The mom additionally stated that earlier this 12 months she was shocked when she overheard the presenter “on the phone saying to my child: ‘I told you not to f***ing ring me’.”

The youth, who’s now aged 20, used the cash to fund a crack cocaine behavior which “destroyed” their life, the mom has additionally claimed.